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ShadeSurfer Black & White Reader Mode

Chrome extension by ShadeSurfer · Productivity · Tools

A Chrome extension in Productivity · Tools with 59 users, barely installed.

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own.

What the developer says, and 5 screenshots

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Users
59
Rating
not rated yet
Users, last 15 days
+28
Version
1.1
Updated in the store
2026-07-04
Published
2026-03-04
Manifest
V3
Browser access
3 permissions

How it has moved

Users
+28 since 01.09
30-59 · 10 readings
  1. 2026-09-0131
  2. 2026-09-0230
  3. 2026-09-0331
  4. 2026-09-0432
  5. 2026-09-0640
  6. 2026-09-0844
  7. 2026-09-0952
  8. 2026-09-1054
  9. 2026-09-1357
  10. 2026-09-1559
Users
+28 since 01.09
30-59 · 10 readings
  1. 2026-09-0131
  2. 2026-09-0230
  3. 2026-09-0331
  4. 2026-09-0432
  5. 2026-09-0640
  6. 2026-09-0844
  7. 2026-09-0952
  8. 2026-09-1054
  9. 2026-09-1357
  10. 2026-09-1559

A dot marks a day the store showed a different number. Between them the line carries the last one forward: we read every listing more than once a day and record a point only when something moves. History beyond ninety days is in the app.

What it can reach

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own.

  • Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting
  • Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
  • Store data in your browser storage

The full permission history for this extension

What changed recently

Nothing has moved on this listing since we started watching it.

The publisher

ShadeSurfer publishes 10 listings we track, 118 users between them. Listed website: shadesurfer.io.

  1. ShadeSurfer Music & Audio Visualizer ShadeSurfer · Lifestyle · Entertainment · published 2026-04-03 19 users
  2. ShadeSurfer Whiteboard Drawing Tool ShadeSurfer · Productivity · Tools · published 2026-03-15 17 users
  3. ShadeSurfer Color Blindness Simulator ShadeSurfer · Productivity · Developer · published 2026-03-08 6 users
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  1. ShadeSurfer Color Picker & Palette Generator ShadeSurfer · Lifestyle · Art · published 2026-02-27 3 users
  2. ShadeSurfer To-Do List & Task Manager ShadeSurfer · Productivity · Workflow · published 2026-03-12 3 users
  3. ShadeSurfer Gradient Builder ShadeSurfer · Productivity · Tools · published 2026-03-12 3 users
  4. ShadeSurfer QR Code Creator ShadeSurfer · Productivity · Tools · published 2026-03-13 3 users
  5. ShadeSurfer Dark Mode ShadeSurfer · Make Chrome Yours · Functionality · published 2026-03-11 3 users (last published figure)

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  3. Paper Mode - Read the Web Like E-Ink Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 45 users ★ 5.0
  4. NeutralView Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 37 users
  5. Color Blind Friendly Reader & Web Assistant Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 8 users ★ 5.0

The top 5 only. The full comparison, with why each one is close, is on the alternatives page; ranking a whole neighbourhood by your own criteria is in the app.

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